Soviet Army, General Headquarters of the Far Eastern Forces. 15
Looking at the late night outside, Vasilevsky¡¯s face looked particularly scary under the moonlight. His facial features were twisted, and he stood in front of the window without saying a word, looking in the direction of the outside, and fell into silence.
Military Commissar Joseph and Chief of Staff Ivanov were sitting on chairs nearby, not daring to say anything.
The atmosphere in the headquarters was very quiet. The staff officers were busy with what they were doing, but they did not dare to make any noise. Because they knew clearly that during the day's battle, the progress of the troops was very unsatisfactory. No matter it was the attack by the Tuxie Tuhan tribe or the attack in the Tangnu Ulianghai area, there was no progress.
Fortunately, the Chechen Khan's First Far Eastern Front has not launched an attack yet, and there is no report from them. Otherwise, if there is no progress even in the Chechen Khan's attack, Vasilevsky will definitely be angry at this moment. .
"Commander-in-Chief, we have sorted it out. The Chinese troops are equipped with a large number of German weapons and equipment, and they have strong combat effectiveness. Among them, the Chinese troops stationed in Tangnu Ulianghai have the most powerful combat effectiveness. The Novosibirsk Front Army sent a message. Although their attack was Although the attack was blocked, the Chinese troops also suffered a lot of casualties." A colonel staff officer walked to Vasilevsky's side and said cautiously.
Vasilevsky took the document and looked at it, with a forced smile on his face.
"Although the troops have been blocked, this is expected. Tomorrow, the First Far East Front Army is ordered to launch an attack and must break the Chinese troops' positions in the shortest possible time. Now send power to the Novosibirsk Front Army, and the troops will start launching attacks tomorrow In a forceful attack, no matter what the cost, the Chinese troop positions must be defeated." Vasilevsky said coldly.
Mou quickly saluted and walked to the side.
"Commander-in-Chief, don't be too burdened. We are better than the Chinese army in terms of numbers and weapons. Winning this war will be a matter of time. The Chinese army will have the upper hand for a while, but time will In the long run, they won't have any advantage." Chief of Staff Ivanov looked at Vasilevsky and said.
Vasilevsky nodded and said nothing.
"The Air Force Group lost 120 aircraft in today's battle, and now they have less than 1,000 combat aircraft. According to the Air Force Army's report, the Chinese Air Force has at least 1,000 aircraft. That is to say , Now our air force no longer has any advantage." The military commissioner looked at Vasilevsky and said with a worried look.
These people have all fought against the Germans and know very well what kind of blow the troops will face once they lose air supremacy.
"When I came, Comrade Stalin had already formally explained to me that except for these troops, the Soviet Union could no longer provide us with any help. In other words, we no longer had any reinforcements. Now we are asking Stalin Comrade asks for help, and it is very difficult for him there." Vasilevsky frowned tightly and said with some displeasure.
Joseph sighed, but did not continue to explain anything.
Tangnu Wulianghai, reorganized the 19th Division Headquarters.
Mo Shujie looked at the message sent by the Ministry of National Defense with a smile on his face. The deputy division commander Zhang Guangwei on the side looked proud, very satisfied with the results he had achieved.
"Master, the Soviet troops have been stationed. It seems they have no intention of attacking us." The chief of staff outside came over and looked at Mo Shujie and said.
Mo Shujie nodded and walked to the map.
The Soviet troops have arrived at the outskirts of Tangnu Ulianghai, and their own tank troops have no effect. After all, in the mountains, the actions of these tanks will be greatly affected. Once the Soviet troops launch an attack, the tanks will The troops would take heavy casualties.
Mo Shujie has withdrawn all forty tanks to the deep defense zone. Once the Soviet army breaks through the mountain defense positions and enters the basin area of ????Tangnu Ulianghai, these tank troops will be responsible for the task of counterattack, following the tanks. Also retreating were the anti-aircraft tanks of the anti-aircraft battalion.
As for the assault tiger tanks of each regiment, Mo Shujie asked them to stick to the mountain and serve as fixed forts.
"Are we giving the Soviet army a break? We can't let them sleep peacefully." Mo Shujie looked at the deputy division commander Zhang Guangwei on the side and expressed his thoughts.
Zhang Guangwei also had a smile on his face, looked at Mo Shujie and said: "Master, this is a good idea. Night attack is a good method, but nowThe roads in ?? are not suitable for tank troops. We have to dispatch tank troops, but I'm afraid it won't work. "
"Deploy infantry, in company units, to attack the Soviet troops." Mo Shujie looked at Zhang Guangwei and said.
Zhang Guangwei nodded and agreed with Mo Shujie's opinion.
"Choou mobilize twelve infantry companies to carry out a night attack on the Soviet troops after twelve o'clock." Mo Shujie quickly issued the order.
The Soviet army stationed in the military headquarters.
The commander looked at the map and frowned tightly. He never expected that his troops would suffer such a blow when they first took action. The group army above has issued an order, requiring the army commander to conquer the Tangnu Ulianghai area within one day tomorrow.
With this order, the army commander did not dare to be careless, and immediately called three infantry division commanders and an artillery division commander to discuss tomorrow's attack plan.
"No matter what the price is, the troops must control the Tangnu Ulianghai area tomorrow." The commander looked at his subordinates and gave the order seriously.
The three infantry division commanders nodded, indicating that they would complete the mission.
"Comrade Commander, our staff has carefully inspected it. The terrain here is complex, and our artillery does not provide much support to you. I have organized the artillery unit into more than a dozen assault artillery groups, using small-caliber artillery to support the infantry. ." The commander of the artillery division looked at the corps commander and said.
"Very good, tomorrow the three infantry divisions will attack at the same time. We must break through the Chinese army's position before dark." The commander quickly issued the order.
The three division commanders stood up and saluted one after another: "Yes, commander."
"Let's all go back and prepare." the commander said again.
The four division commanders saluted and left the military headquarters.
The commander rubbed his eyes, shook his head helplessly, and gradually fell into a deep sleep.
Late at night, twelve o'clock. There was silence all around. After digging simple fortifications, the Soviet army fell into a deep sleep. Except for a few sentries left behind, most of the Soviet soldiers had already begun to fall into a deep sleep.
Groups of Chinese troops have approached the Soviet positions.
The snipers aimed their sights at the sentries on the position.
With a "pop" sound, a sentry fell to the ground.
Immediately afterwards, gunshots rang out all around.
The Soviet soldiers quickly entered the position, but were hit by mountain artillery and mortars.
Just when the Soviet army wanted to fight back, they found that the surroundings had become extremely quiet again.
The wounded soldiers inside the position were wailing in pain, while the other soldiers looked around with vigilance. But after a long time, there was nothing happening around. The Soviet officers who could not bear this situation began to send troops to search.
An infantry company's troops were hit by light machine guns as soon as they jumped out of the trench.
Dozens of Soviet soldiers were intercepted by the machine gun fire of the Chinese troops, and more than a dozen people died. Just as the Soviet artillery fired, the Chinese troops quickly moved their positions, allowing the Soviet artillery shells to empty out.
Throughout the night, the Soviet troops did not rest quietly. Instead, they repeatedly engaged in small-scale battles with the Chinese troops.
Before dawn, all twelve infantry companies retreated to their positions.
Before daylight, various Soviet artillery began to bombard the mountain. A large number of Soviet troops, under the cover of various firepower, launched an attack on the Chinese position, and the artillery division consisted of Assault artillery followed the Soviet troops in attacking.
Fadeyev now controls a 120mm mortar gunner, and the new recruits serve as his bombardiers.
They followed a Soviet infantry battalion and launched an attack on the Chinese troops. However, the artillery troops were behind the infantry, so they were still safe for the time being. But even so, Fadeev could still feel the nervousness of the new recruits.
"Hide." Fadeyev suddenly heard the sound of cannons and shouted loudly.
The infantrymen seemed to be aware of the danger and all lay down. The four-m¨¦n 120mm mortar gunners who followed the infantry charge all hid themselves to avoid the shells.
Shells fell all around them, and occasionally the painful groans of wounded soldiers were heard.
"75mm mountain artillery shell." Fadeev quickly judged the caliber of the artillery shell and the type of artillery.
"81mm mortar, be careful." Fadeyev looked ahead.??Infantry, shouted loudly.
But it was too late, a mortar shell had already exploded among the infantry, causing a bloody mist.
After a burst of artillery shells, the infantry quickly stood up and continued to attack. Four 120mm mortars were quickly set up, ready to provide artillery support to the infantry.
"Fadeyev, how did you know?" the recruit asked curiously.
Fadeyev smiled, but did not answer the question.
The recruit suddenly thought of something and his face turned pale. Only now did he realize that he was still on the battlefield.
"No, it's the sound of artillery shells." The recruit lay on the ground and shouted loudly.
Fadeyev shook his head helplessly, looked at the recruits and said, "The shells will not hit us."
The recruits still didn¡¯t believe it, lying on the ground and saying nothing to get up.
A shell exploded among the Soviet troops on the side. Fadeyev shook his head helplessly and pointed the muzzle at the position in front.
"Quick, give me the shells." Fadeyev had already seen a heavy machine gun firing, and he shouted quickly.
But the recruits on the side did not dare to get up.
Fadeyev cursed and took out a shell himself, but the heavy machine gun had already moved its position after killing a dozen Soviet soldiers.
"You bitch, get up." Fadeyev cursed.
The recruit stood up tremblingly, lowering his head, not daring to face Fadeev's eyes.
The infantry in front had already launched an attack. Various mortars and light and heavy machine guns of the Soviet infantry battalion quickly launched fire suppression. The infantry quickly approached the position according to the attack formation.
Fadeyev kept firing artillery shells, hitting the Chinese position one after another.
"Okay, it's time for us to change places." After firing ten shells, Fadeev said to the new recruits behind him.
The recruit nodded dully and followed Fadeev away.